落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind Quotes

“I got Duan Rui’s name, his birthday, the first day we started dating 2nd July, his card-holding wallet, the watch he wore, the slanted striped tie that he liked, as well as the cufflinks and tie clip I had gifted him before tattooed on my body.”
― You Sa, 落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind

“In the past, I often told my Ge that I wanted to kill myself and die. He really wasn’t fun to joke with; once I said that, he would get extremely anxious. When he got alarmingly angry from panic, he would even hit me a few times with a slipper. But now I’m sure that I won’t do that anymore, because for love to exist, there must first be life.”
― You Sa, 落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind

“In my memories, the fruit-flavoured sweet that was put in my mouth, the two strong arms that picked me up when I had fallen, and the blurry silhouette that stayed by my side when I was running a high fever did not belong to my mother; rather, they belonged to another child eight years older than I.”
― You Sa, 落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind

“He didn’t believe that I loved him, and I didn’t have the ability to prove that I loved him either. I didn’t know when we wouldn’t have to be so secretive anymore. When I grew up, I also wanted to hold him in my arms and take photos of him sleeping, then post the photos on my Moments[16]. I wanted to see a long string of familiar people commenting ‘99’[17] beneath the picture. I wanted to be wrapped in the same scarf as him on Valentine’s and Christmas Day as we drank hot milk tea together, and I wanted to get down on one knee, accompanied by the sound of musical instruments, and slip a pair of crystal heels onto his feet, declaring to the whole world that this beautiful and delicate man was my lover.”
― You Sa, 落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind

“We couldn’t even leave a symbol of our love behind, so were we doing anything wrong? Our love was equally as addictive as others’, just laced with a bit more tender insanity.”
― You Sa, 落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind

“I grabbed his hair and pulled him to face me directly, warning, “No matter how much I bully you, you’re not allowed to not want me anymore, do you hear me?”
― You Sa, 落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind

“Unexpectedly, he hugged me and sat on the floor pathetically, laughing loudly. He said, Xiao Yan, Ge has rented a house already, but it’s very, very small. If you live there, you’d have to sacrifice a bit.

I wasn’t worried about the house being small.

I wanted my Ge.”
― You Sa, 落不下 Can’t Be Left Behind